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Excel online or perish: KPMG

... personalised overall asset allocation. On the downside, only 36 per cent of those surveyed had online tools on life insurance, which KPMG said is a statistic that should be improved to address the country's underinsurance problems. Feyzeny noted that ...

Amicus builds business on flat planning fee

... they get some commission from here then a dial up adviser fee there, then an entry fee, then commission on the life insurance and that's all in one account. It gets very complicated and the client finds it hard to understand," he said. Instead, he brainstormed ...

TOWER to tower after PrefSure merger

... needs." All of the new initiatives, said Callander, is part of the group's push to become the largest provider of life insurance in the country, particularly in the master trust market. "We have a three-pronged strategy which involves growing the retail ...

Rabo Life JV to focus on rural life insurance

Rabobank and Future Life Financial Services have launched a life insurance joint venture, Rabo Life, specifically for people in rural and regional Australia. The 50/50 joint venture is focused on providing specialist life insurance advice and products ...

Bird flu pandemic risk could strike insurers

... bear the brunt of the increased risk. However, Fitch believes the increase in risk should be "tolerable" for the life insurance industry. Associate director of Fitch's US insurance group, Lauren Kalinowski, said, "Downgrades would be most likely if the ...

GE Money to correct problematic sales practices

... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) an enforceable undertaking that will see it changing its life insurance sales practices and compensating customers already affected. ASIC began investigating GE Money, one of the largest providers ...

IDT weighs up its software options

... who is able to leverage off our accumulated capabilities." As part of the growth plan, IDT has also developed a life insurance quotation system for the Australian and New Zealand markets. The tool can be used online or run through the user's PC.

Another corporate super win for ING

... corporate fund from Titanium minerals producer Iluka Resources. ING won the tender, which includes its super fund and life insurance arrangements, after a selection process that was managed by Des Butterly of Elders in Perth. Butterly said, "Iluka's ...

NAB bundles home loans with insurance

... some level of home and contents insurance, but very few have income protection, total and permanent disability or life insurance." Andrew Thorburn, NAB's executive general manager for retail banking, added, "We believe we have an obligation to help our ...

Bravura and Sybase sign strategic platform deal

... Talisman suite of products while also providing a strong delivery platform. Bravura administers superannuation, life insurance and investment accounts on behalf of nearly seven million account holders through 90 financial institutions and corporate superannuation ...